Inserting a field
The Field Explorer dialog box appears with Database Fields selected since you will want to insert database fields when you create a new report.
This dialog box is set to remain on-screen until you click Close. All the tables available for use are listed in this box.
You can move the dialog box to another location on the screen by clicking on its title bar and dragging it to a new location. You can also resize the dialog box by dragging any of its edges with the Resizing cursor.
You will now start placing objects on the report by inserting the Customer Name field.
To insert a field
- Highlight a field name in the Field Explorer dialog box by clicking the name once. When you highlight a field name, you can review the values for that field as well as the field type and size by right-clicking and selecting Browse Data from the shortcut menu. The Browse dialog box appears listing the field name, type, length, and a subset of field values.
- Click the Customer Name field and drag it into the Details section of the report.
An object frame appears with the Arrow cursor as you drag the field onto the report:
- the object frame represents the object you have just selected for placement
- the size of the object frame approximates the size of the data in the field selected.
- Move the object frame as far to the left as you can in the Details section. If you move the field too far to the left, the Arrow cursor turns into a Stop cursor, indicating that you cannot drag the field that far. Keep in mind that you cannot place any objects outside the page margin.
The Design tab should look similar to this:
